Links with our community promote a true sense of belonging, say Hayley Cannell and Nicky Bushell of Oakey Dokeys Pre-school.

In 2004, a neighbour brought to the pre-school a silver trophy which had belonged to her late husband. It had names engraved on it, going back several years, and had been awarded at a yearly village show for home-grown produce. This lovely lady wondered if we, as a pre-school, would be willing to organise a similar event and use the trophy in some way.

On speaking to our local headmaster, we discovered that he was in possession of an engraved wooden plate from the same village show. It had been the award for the children's category and his daughter had been the last child to receive it, in 1995.

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